THE investigation that has been uncovered at Nyimba East Primary School is a deeply disturbing revelation. Poor pupils in a rural area are being made to pay K20 in order to access porridge under a government school feeding programme that is supposed to be free. That is a serious contradiction that goes against a policy meant to fight hunger, improve attendance and keep vulnerable children in school. If hunger and lack of school fees are among the reasons children stay away from school, then what exactly is the point of bringing food to school only to put it up for sale? How does that help the child whose home cannot even manage basic necessities? It defeats the whole purpose. The...